A structured organization serving the Beninese cotton industry.
The National Association of Cotton Ginners (ANEC) brings together the five certified ginning companies operating in Benin. It functions as a professional sectoral organization with a representative, operational, and strategic structure.
The ANEC is organized around the following bodies :
General Assembly
This brings together all members (ginning companies). The General Assembly is the sovereign body of the ANEC; it defines the broad guidelines and validates major decisions.
Board of Directors
This is composed of representatives of member companies. The Board of Directors is responsible for the strategic governance of the association, ensures that the decisions of the General Assembly are implemented, and guides the work of the Executive Secretariat.
Presidency
The President of ANEC is elected from among the members of the Board of Directors. He or she represents the association at an institutional level and chairs the meetings of the statutory bodies.
Executive secretariat
The Executive Secretariat is the association’s permanent structure and is responsible for the day-to-day management, technical coordination, and implementation of ANEC’s activities. It is composed of professionals in charge of strategic, technical, regulatory, and promotional issues related to cotton ginning.
Together, they form the industrial heart of Beninese cotton
ANEC brings together five certified ginning companies that constitute the industrial heart of Benin’s cotton industry.
These companies work in synergy to offer sustainable, competitive, and globally recognized cotton.
Together, they contribute to making Benin the leading cotton producer in Africa.